What is "transferability"

Transferability \Trans*fer`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being transferable.

n. 1 The ability of something to be transferred. 2 The capacity of goods to be transported (linked to their value versus bulk). 3 (context chemistry English) The invariance of properties associated with an atom (or fragment) present in a variety of molecules.

n. the quality of being transferable or exchangeable; "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for....trade between nondollar countries"

Transferability, in chemistry, is the assumption that a chemical property that is associated with an atom or a functional group in a molecule will have a similar (but not identical) value in a variety of different circumstances. Examples of transferable properties include:

• Electronegativity
• Nucleophilicity
• Chemical shifts in NMR spectroscopy
• Characteristic frequencies in Infrared spectroscopy
• bond length and bond angle
• bond energy

Transferable properties are distinguished from conserved properties, which are assumed to always have the same value whatever the chemical situation, e.g. relative atomic mass.

Transferability may refer to:

• Transferability (chemistry), an assumption in chemistry regarding atoms
• Transferability (economics), the costs of moving goods from one place to another

Transferability refers to the costs involved in moving goods from one place to another. These include the costs of transportation, the costs of making the goods compliant with the regulations of the shipping destination, and the costs associated with tariffs or duties.

$transferability = \frac{constant}{transportation + regulations + tariffs}$